964 minutes made a furore at the crease, this player scored so much run in Ranji that everyone was stunned!
Ranji trophy: Playing cricket is not an easy task. For this, players have to take hard work and strict training. Despite this, it is considered normal for the players to cramp or sit out of the field due to their fatigue during the match. But an Indian player has presented a strong example of his patience and stamina to the world by batting continuously for 964 minutes. Let us tell you who is this player and when he played this brilliant innings.
In the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Gujarat opener Samit Gohil played an unmatched innings of cricket history, which surprised everyone. In this match played against Odisha in Jaipur, Gohil scored an unbeaten 359 runs and stayed at the crease for a total of 964 minutes. This was the first time an Indian batsman spent so long at the Ranji Trophy at the crease and scored a triple century.
Created history
This score of Samit Gohil was the biggest score made by any opener in first class cricket. Earlier, this record was in 1899, Bobby Ebal, who scored an unbeaten 357 for Surrey against the Samarset. Gohil has now joined the small list of great players like WG Grace, Bill Ashdown and Vijay Merchant who finished their innings by scoring an unbeaten triple century.
Ranji Trophy’s fourth largest score
Gohil’s innings is the fourth largest individual score in the history of Ranji Trophy. Beyond him, there are only Bibi Nimbalkar (443*), Sanjay Manjrekar (377) and MV Sridhar (366). Gohil equaled 359 runs scored by Vijay Merchant in 1943.
During this historic innings, Gohil faced 723 balls, the third highest in Ranji history, and stayed on the field for 964 minutes, the third longest time in first class cricket. On the basis of this innings, Gujarat scored 641 runs and this is their biggest team score in Ranji history.
